1
as in to depart
to leave a place often for another
told him to get off for home before it got dark
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as in to begin
to take the first step in (a process or course of action)
breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning
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Recent Examples of get off
Not bad for a franchise with a little over a year to get off the ground.
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Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
As the defense got off the field on the Chargers' second drive of the day, outside linebacker Nik Bonitto somehow lined up in the neutral zone in punt coverage, giving the ball back on an offsides penalty.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Team Europe got off to a strong start on Friday’s Day 1 , taking three of the four matches– including a marquee doubles match between Alcaraz/Mensik and Fritz/Michelsen — over Team World.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The first day of fall will get off to a turbulent start in the Kansas City area, with strong to severe storms that could bring powerful winds and damaging hail, according to forecasters.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
That is when a game seemingly on cruise control got off course for King and the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Kinloch's effort to relaunch his campaign earlier this month got off to a rough start, with his campaign walking back allegations that Sheffield was responsible for 500 deaths over the last two years because of her votes on public safety matters.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Ferrari got off to a great start on Friday in FP2, with Hamilton and Leclerc going fastest.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Asli Pelit, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground.
—Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025
As the defense got off the field on the Chargers' second drive of the day, outside linebacker Nik Bonitto somehow lined up in the neutral zone in punt coverage, giving the ball back on an offsides penalty.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
Team Europe got off to a strong start on Friday’s Day 1 , taking three of the four matches– including a marquee doubles match between Alcaraz/Mensik and Fritz/Michelsen — over Team World.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The first day of fall will get off to a turbulent start in the Kansas City area, with strong to severe storms that could bring powerful winds and damaging hail, according to forecasters.
—Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2025
That is when a game seemingly on cruise control got off course for King and the Padres.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
Kinloch's effort to relaunch his campaign earlier this month got off to a rough start, with his campaign walking back allegations that Sheffield was responsible for 500 deaths over the last two years because of her votes on public safety matters.
—M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Ferrari got off to a great start on Friday in FP2, with Hamilton and Leclerc going fastest.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for get off
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Having left Netflix in August after nearly 14 years at the streamer, Friedlander serves as the successor to Vernon Sanders, who departed as the TV boss earlier in September.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Air traffic controllers who handle flights arriving and departing the airport were plagued early this year by multiple communications and radar outages, leading to thousands of cancellations.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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The situation underscores how deeply injuries have bitten into the 49ers to begin the season, and also that their star players have been most affected.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The night began with drag performers and opening band Japanese Breakfast, doing songs from their new Melancholy Brunettes and Sad Women.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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The traffic itself generally keeps moving rather than fully stopping.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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Univisión moved the Premios Juventud to Panama and the Latin Grammys to Las Vegas, after hosting the 2024 event here.—
Sarah Moreno,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Mortgage rates barely budged to start this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily, as there were no major economic reports to influence the bond market.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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When the monologue started, Kimmel walked out to a standing ovation from his live audience.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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But even more disappointing than Prescott's performance was the fact that star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb exited in the first quarter after suffering an apparent ankle injury.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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Still, the prospect of a divisive congressional race is ginning up concern that Republicans will exit the primary wounded, with little time to recover before the general election.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Sep. 2025
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In December 2023, San Diego commenced its analysis of what’s known as the Midway Rising Specific Plan as a supplement to the environmental work completed in 2018 for the Midway-Pacific Highway Community Plan.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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This year's bracket, which consists of 11 bears, was revealed on Monday, with voting set to commence on Tuesday at noon ET, according to the competition's website.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Hopefully, Dallas gets a better update than what the injury appeared to be.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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The playoff picture should get more clear in Week 5 with some huge showdowns - notably Penn State hosting Oregon and Georgia hosting Alabama.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
22 Sep. 2025
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Harris felt Jill Biden never forgave her for going at Biden hard during the 2019 primary debate.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Sep. 2025
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Their remains went undiscovered for more than a year.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Get off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/get%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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